Steve Foley is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Foley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Foley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Foley
Height6'4"
Weight265 lb
BornSep 11, 1975
Age51
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1998 | 22–23 | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23–24 | CIN | 14 | — | 0.1 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | CIN | 16 | — | 3.6 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | CIN | 11 | — | 0.0 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | HOU | 7 | — | 0.2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28–29 | SD | 16 | — | 10.1 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29–30 | SD | 11 | — | 2.6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 16.6 | 208 | 150 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 25.0 | 45.0 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
14 career value over replacement — #3473 all-time of 4,695. 2.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #75 (Rd 3) · CIN · 1998 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H
50actual
38.8 expected · Δ+11.2
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